Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1593 The building will collapse

From the Dallas Cowboys to the Minnesota Vikings, both teams successfully picked up underdog wide receivers and celebrated with champagne in their war rooms, leaving the San Francisco 49ers completely dumbfounded.

Wait a minute, weren't wide receivers supposed to be in low demand? Wasn't this supposed to be a great year for defense? Why are they all going crazy and starting to pick wide receivers? Are they waiting to snag a bargain?
In fact, the San Francisco 49ers desperately need outside receivers.

It wasn't because Shanahan traded Sanders and left a vacancy, but because Shanahan realized he couldn't rely too much on his own tactical plans. Otherwise, if opponents adapted to or even figured out his tactics, they would be in dire straits, just like on the Super Bowl stage.

The solution, which cannot be fundamentally disruptive or require a complete overhaul, is to focus on the wide receivers. Shanahan plans to select wide receivers with strong individual penetration abilities, which is the fundamental reason for his trade of Sanders.

Sanders excels at running routes and tactical coordination, but his individual breakthrough ability is mediocre.

Throughout the offseason, the San Francisco 49ers spread misinformation, pretending not to care about taking on outside players, hoping to find a bargain in the draft.

After all, the San Francisco 49ers are facing a severe salary cap crisis due to Gallopolo's exorbitant contract, so they need to cut costs wherever possible.

result?

One or two unexpected players interfered, completely disrupting the San Francisco 49ers' plans. Seeing that the Minnesota Vikings had selected Jefferson, the San Francisco 49ers realized that the situation was not good and could no longer hold back. They chose to trade up and selected Arizona State University wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk with the 25th pick.

Wow!
Another uproar ensued!
Clearly, last season's NFC champions haven't been idle either, throwing out a flurry of smokescreens during the offseason in an attempt to break the "Super Bowl runner-up" curse.

Ultimately, a total of five wide receivers were selected in the first round, second only to six cornerbacks, making it the second most selected position in the first round, which drew widespread praise.

This once again proves that the league still prioritizes offense; even in a year with strong defense, no one is willing to ignore offense.

Furthermore, the real focus remains on the offensive team—

But not the outside receiver position.

Overall, the 2020 NBA Draft was relatively uneventful, with the competition and confrontations remaining under the surface. The tension was palpable, though the wide receivers provided a slightly unexpected boost.

Whether it's Lars' rise to prominence, Lamb and Jefferson's decline, the Dallas Cowboys' ruthless acquisition of underdogs, or the San Francisco 49ers' long-hidden ambitions finally revealing their true colors but missing out on top talent due to a lack of boldness and courage, all of these are worthy of discussion.

However, just as everyone was focused on the actions of the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers, the real attack was quietly launched.

Twenty-sixth pick!

In other words, after the San Francisco 49ers traded up to select Ayuk, amidst the hustle and bustle, unexpected events occurred frequently, and the draft became unprecedentedly turbulent—

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

First, the Miami Dolphins completed a trade with the Houston Texans, acquiring the 26th pick from the Houston Texans. After selecting quarterback Tenovaloa, the Miami Dolphins are now baring their fangs, preparing to complete the feat of acquiring two players in the first round. Everyone is speculating about their choices: a linebacker? A cornerback?

Amid the chaos, the Baltimore crows became nervous, seemingly worried that their target would be stolen, and began negotiating with the Miami dolphins again.

Are the Baltimore Ravens targeting wide receivers? Could they be aiming for a sixth wide receiver in the first round? Or is it simply Hubble's usual focus on defense?

No one has forgotten that in the 2018 season, the Baltimore Ravens secretly and quietly acquired Lamar Jackson. Now that the team has fully entered the rebuilding phase, Hubble's vision and strategy cannot be ignored.

Amidst the uproar, Goodall opened the envelope in his living room and announced that the Green Bay Packers had been traded for the 26th overall pick. League: ???
In an instant, everyone panicked. A Green Bay packer? Why a Green Bay packer? How could it be a Green Bay packer?

A surprise attack came out of nowhere!

More importantly, the Green Bay Packers were originally the 30th pick, but now they've traded up four picks, bypassing the Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, and Miami Dolphins. This means their draft needs may overlap with those four teams, and they need to get ahead of the competition.

The question is this: where do the Green Bay Packers' draft requirements overlap with those of these four teams?
Could it be... a corner guard?
The entire North American continent was buzzing with excitement, and even the teams that had already completed their drafts were all focused on the topic and discussing it.

But there was no information, no intelligence, and everyone was dumbfounded. Only then did they realize that they seemed to have overlooked the Green Bay Packers during this year's offseason.

The Green Bay Packers, who reached the NFC Championship Game last season, should never be underestimated. No one wants to face the team led by Rodgers. Perhaps the Green Bay Packers have been out of the Super Bowl for a long time and have been disappointed by their repeated failures, but they are always a tough nut to crack.

Not only the team managers, but the fans were also in an uproar, and social media was in an uproar. Until Goodell announced the Green Bay Packers' selection, the uproar and noise turned into a tsunami, spreading rapidly and universally.

Jordan-Love, quarterback for the University of Utah.

Quarterback? Wait, Goodell said quarterback?

They've gone mad, they've all gone mad.

Even Li Wei and the others were stunned. They looked at each other, speechless with surprise and shock. Were they crazy or were the Green Bay Packers crazy?

Firstly, Rodgers remains a top quarterback in the league and a leading figure among the middle generation, having single-handedly led his team to the federation finals last season.

Secondly, even if the goal is to find a replacement for Rodgers, there's no need to make a trade to bring him up, for the following reasons:

Jordan Love is considered a quarterback who is at most a second-round pick in all assessments, and the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens have no interest in drafting him as a quarterback.

In other words, the Green Bay Packers have no need to make a trade up the draft because nobody is competing with them. They could use their 30th pick to select a second-round pick like Love.

But they did it anyway, so what does that mean?
Not long after, news came from Green Bay: Rogers was kept in the dark.

In short, the Green Bay Packers' uniformed group betrayed Rogers; it was a premeditated act of treachery.

The alliance was in an uproar.

Although the Green Bay Packers' manager and head coach subsequently came forward to explain and reassure the team, stating that everything was for the future and that Love was merely Rodgers' substitute while Rodgers remained the team leader.

However, no one believed it.

For a moment, I felt a little disoriented, as if I had returned to 2005, when I was still a Green Bay Packer, when I was betrayed, and it was all a cycle of history.

From 2005 to 2020, spanning fifteen years, a familiar pattern has repeated itself.

(End of this chapter)